Describing objects worksheets
Aligned with Common Core SL.1.4
Printable describing worksheets for first grade: describe a picture by color, shape, size, use, place and group, guess-what-I-am riddles, and same and different.
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Describing Chart
Six things to tell when describing (color, shape, size, what it does, where it is and its group), same and different, and a guess-what-I-am riddle.
Describe It!
Two pictures with six describing boxes each. Talk first, then write or draw.
Guess What I Am
Five riddles with three clues each. Circle the picture that matches all the clues. Matches L.1.5b.
Same and Different
Three picture pairs. Say and write one way they are the same and one way they are different.
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What it is
Describing means telling about something with details: what it looks like, what it does, where you find it and what group it belongs to. Kids who can describe well are easier to understand, tell better stories and do better with reading and writing. These sheets give them a simple checklist of things to talk about. Grouping words by category and key traits matches L.1.5b.
What comes next
WH questions, answering when and why.
How to teach it
- Use the same six questions every time. Color, shape, size, what it does, where it is, what group.
- Play "I'm thinking of something..." at home and in the car. Give clues one at a time.
- Model it. Describe things you see during the day in full sentences.
- Accept any detail that's true. There are many right answers.
Common mistakes
- Saying just one word, like "red." Ask "What else can you tell me?"
- Only describing how something looks. Ask what it does and where you find it.
- Guessing a riddle after the first clue. Wait for all the clues, then decide.